Golf-tee mold



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W. G. MUNN GOLF TEE MOLD Filed Sept. 20. 1922 dling the same in use.

WILLIAM G. MUNN', OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GOLF-TEE mom).

- Application filed September 20, 1922 Serial No. 589,491.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. MUNN, a citizen of theUnited States residing at Louisville, in the county of J elferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-Tee Molds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to golf tee molds,

the object of the invention being to provide a simple and inexpensive mold by which a golf player may readily form a sand tee without the necessity of handling the sand with the fingers.

In the drawings: a Fig. 1 is a perspectiv view of my improved mold s owing the manner of ham- Fig. 2 is a top plan of the mold:

Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Fig. {1 is a view of the blank from which the mold is formed.

In constructing the mold a blank is cut from thin sheet metal of a resilient character, preferably spring brass, in the form shown in Fig. 4, in which the side edges 2 and 3 of the mam body' portion 1, are

shown formed on curved lines struck from the same center, with the end edges of the blanks projecting on lines radial to that center, so that when the blank is rolled to the .over apping,

frustum of a cone.

it will form substantial y a The side edge 3 of the blank are formed with a pair of ears 5, which arebent at right angles to the main body, and so disposed as to lie diametrically opposite each other in the completed form of the device. i

In operation, the mold is grasped by the first joints of the first and second fingers with the smaller end thereof toward the palm of the hand and the fingers against the ears 5. The ball of the thumb is pressed over the smaller end of the mold and the ping through the fingers.

osition' shown, with the ends sli htly mold is pressed with a scraping action in the sand until full. The walls of the mold are then slightly contracted by pressure of the fingers to hold the sand tee in the mold, the pressure being relieved after the mold has been placed in position on the teein off place so that theimold may be lifted from the sand tee. The ball of the thumb leaves a depression in the top of the sand tee to provide a seat for the golf ball.

conical form, .which is thought to be the may be varied with good results and the ears may be separate pieces soldered to the. main body, if desired, andthe exact form altered, the purpose of the ears being to form a stop to prevent themold from Slip- 1 claim:

1. A golf tee mold formed with spring split side walls of conical-shape, open at each end, the larger end arranged to receive the material for the tee and the other the thumb of the operator, and a stop at the smaller end, for the purpose specified.

2. A golf tee mold .formed with contractible and expansible side walls open at each end, one end arranged to receive the material forming thetee and the other end to receive the ball of the players thumb, and oppositely-arranged lateral projections formed on the latter and to receive the players fingers.

3. A golf tee mold formed with split side walls open at each end of conical shape, the large'end'arranged to receive the material forming the tee and the small end to, receive the'ball of the ,pl'ayers thumb, and oppositely-arranged projections extending from the small end, for the purpose-specified.

In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set my hand this 9th day of September, 1922.

wiLLiAM G. MUNN.

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